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Hello, guys.

I'm a broken ass College student. So the Next Gen console is coming out soon and my PC can't handle games anymore, so i'm looking forward to upgrade to a New PC.

My budget is quite low, it's about 600$-700$ U$D... Actually it was ment to be my PS4+1 Year PS PLUS+ One game Money... But then, i realized that i have 100+ Games on my steam+Origin account and the Humble Bundles have been amazing lately :wub: . So i decide it be better to spend my money on a PC and save a ton of money on game (Buda blassed the Steam Sales and the Humble Blundles xD).

This is what i was planning at first... But there's no way that i can streach my budget any farther than 700$

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s0k6

What shoud i change?, i know that APUs tend to get pretty darn hot so i won't change the cooler. I want to Play at 1080 so i figure out that the 7790+APU wil be enough.

BTW, I'm from Mexico, so most of the things are 5-15%  expensive. That list would cost exactly 1084$ Buy it in here as today Exchange rate (1 MXN= 0.0785 USD, 1 USD= 12.74 MXN)

 

EDIT: I forgot to mention that, i am a musical production studen. So CPU Power it's pretty useful, some of my projects and homeworks tend to get pretty darn CPU hungry

CPU: AMD FX6300@Stock - Motherboard: Gigabyte 780-ML-USB3 - RAM: 8GB Hyperx beast @1600 - GPU: Asus R9 280 Direct CU II@Stock - SSD Kingstone 240GB - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - PSU: EVGA 600B - Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate- Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma- OS: Windows 10 Pro

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Bad selections of components for your needs get this :

 

 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($90.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($235.66 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($57.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $703.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Cut the cooler down to a 212 evo and spend that money on a bigger video card

 

 
CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ NCIX US) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($90.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Video Card  ($145.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $693.90
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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You dont need A10-6800k you can get A10-5800k if u are using dedicated graphics card.

I forgot to mention that i am a Musical Production Student... Some of my projects tend to get pretty darn CPU hungry ._.

CPU: AMD FX6300@Stock - Motherboard: Gigabyte 780-ML-USB3 - RAM: 8GB Hyperx beast @1600 - GPU: Asus R9 280 Direct CU II@Stock - SSD Kingstone 240GB - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - PSU: EVGA 600B - Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate- Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma- OS: Windows 10 Pro

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change cooler to corsair 100i. much better then that nuclear reactor

[spoiler= Dream machine (There is also a buildlog)]

Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe - CPU: I7 5820k @4.4 ghz 1.225vcore - GPU: 2x Asus GTX 970 Strix edition - Mainboard: Asus X99-S - RAM: HyperX predator 4x4 2133 mhz - HDD: Seagate barracuda 2 TB 7200 rpm - SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD - PSU: Corsair HX1000i - Case fans: 3x Noctua PPC 140mm - Radiator fans: 3x Noctua PPC 120 mm - CPU cooler: Fractal design Kelvin S36 together with Noctua PPCs - Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB Cherry gaming keyboard - mouse: Steelseries sensei raw - Headset: Kingston HyperX Cloud - Build Log

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This should be better. You can hybrid crossfire with 7750!

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s0Im

Rebates and that sort of thing wont work in mexico that system is like 1000 dollars in mexico and it doesn't perform as well as the system i configured ;)

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CPU:  AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.12 @ Outlet PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 

Motherboard:  ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 



Video Card:  Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($184.60 @ Newegg) 


Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $641.65

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-14 18:53 EDT-0400)

 

Not sure if you need windows 7/8. In the future, you can always add a 2nd video card and SSD as money allows

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That cpu can be a bottleneck!

No 

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+X4+750K+Quad+Core

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-3225+%40+3.30GHz&id=1474

 

The score is almost exactly the same as a i3-3225 , deffinetelly noy a weak CPU and mre than enough to drive 1080P games and do a little rendering ;)

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With a 700dollar buget? Not really a smart idea

With a 700dollar buget? Not really a smart idea

he had a cooler for 80 bucks. butbif no go for hyper evo

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he had a cooler for 80 bucks. butbif no go for hyper evo

To be fair, that Zalman it's cheaper here, that cooler is like 40-50 Buck... While something like a CM Seidon or a Corsair H60 are a little bit over 100$

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I was thinking that for that money you could get a much better build than an APU based pc.

 Asus M5A99X Evo  - AMD FX-8350 - 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866Mhz - Corsair 120mm Quiet Edition Fans - BenQ XL2411Z- EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked - Fractal Design Define R4 - Corsair H100i - 2 TB 7200rpm HDD - Samsung 840 Evo 120GB - Corsair RM750w PSU - Logitech G502 Proteus Core - Corsair K70 RGB MX Red - Audio Technica M50x + Modmic 4.0 - LG 23EA63V x2


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I was thinking that for that money you could get a much better build than an APU based pc.

Indeed, i could make a 8320+7850 For the Price of the list i put here

CPU: AMD FX6300@Stock - Motherboard: Gigabyte 780-ML-USB3 - RAM: 8GB Hyperx beast @1600 - GPU: Asus R9 280 Direct CU II@Stock - SSD Kingstone 240GB - HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB - PSU: EVGA 600B - Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate- Mouse: Razer Deathadder Chroma- OS: Windows 10 Pro

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Indeed, i could make a 8320+7850 For the Price of the list i put here

Yep APU systems are for around £300-400 or maybe less.

 Asus M5A99X Evo  - AMD FX-8350 - 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1866Mhz - Corsair 120mm Quiet Edition Fans - BenQ XL2411Z- EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked - Fractal Design Define R4 - Corsair H100i - 2 TB 7200rpm HDD - Samsung 840 Evo 120GB - Corsair RM750w PSU - Logitech G502 Proteus Core - Corsair K70 RGB MX Red - Audio Technica M50x + Modmic 4.0 - LG 23EA63V x2


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Bad selections of components for your needs get this :

 

 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($90.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($235.66 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($57.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $703.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-14 18:46 EDT-0400)

 

The X4 750K isn't really that great. To be honest, the Pentium G2020 is about as good as it.

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CPU:  AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($117.12 @ Outlet PC) 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Newegg) 
Video Card:  Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card  ($184.60 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $641.65
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-14 18:53 EDT-0400)
 
Not sure if you need windows 7/8. In the future, you can always add a 2nd video card and SSD as money allows

 

 

Do this  ^

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Bad selections of components for your needs get this :

 

 
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Microcenter) 
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($56.00 @ Amazon) 
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($56.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage:  Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($90.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card:  XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card  ($235.66 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($57.99 @ Microcenter) 
Total: $703.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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It's a good option... BUT, the Graphics card are pretty overpriced here... The 7950 Cost 376$... the 7870 cost 235$

Most of the things aren't "that overpriced". In general PSUs, Graphic cards, Cases and some Mother boards are really overpriced here

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Here you go: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1s18w It has an FX-6300, and an HD 7950.  So you'll get plenty of power as it includes a Evo 212 so you can even overclock both!!

Hope this helps :)

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Do this  ^

No that's a super bad idea.  FX-6100 is bulldozer and it's rly bad.  Either go Piledriver or go Intel :(

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No that's a super bad idea.  FX-6100 is bulldozer and it's rly bad.  Either go Piledriver or go Intel :(

im sorry didnt notice it wasnt th fx 6300 lol haha

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No that's a super bad idea.  FX-6100 is bulldozer and it's rly bad.  Either go Piledriver or go Intel :(

and for me its pretty much intel allthe way unless its a i3

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It's a good option... BUT, the Graphics card are pretty overpriced here... The 7950 Cost 376$... the 7870 cost 235$

Most of the things aren't "that overpriced". In general PSUs, Graphic cards, Cases and some Mother boards are really overpriced here

Can you post the sites you are shopping from?

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